Dinner
Shrimp Fajita Bowls
Juicy shrimp and sweet red bell peppers soak up a smoky chili cumin rub then roast until tender and fragrant. The spiced bites land on warm rice with creamy avocado and bright salsa for a lively, satisfying bowl.

- Total
- 43 min
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 28 min
- Serves
- 4
Nutrition per Serving
- Calories
- 431
- Protein
- 26g
- Carbs
- 51g
- Fat
- 14g
- Fiber
- 8g
- Sugar
- 6g
- Sodium
- 690mg
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp oregano
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- Freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- 1 lb large peeled (deveined, tail-off shrimp)
- 2 medium red bell peppers (sliced)
- 1 large red onion (sliced)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- 3 cup cooked brown rice
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Juice of ½ lime
- 1 cup diced tomatoes
- 1/3 cup chopped white onion
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- pinch kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- 1 small (4-ounce Hass avocado, thinly sliced)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the shrimp ingredients from olive oil through pepper.
- Add the shrimp and toss to evenly coat.
- Set aside and allow to marinate while you make the veggies.
- Combine all veggie ingredients in a large bowl. Use your hands to toss and evenly coat veggies with oil and seasoning.
- Transfer to a sheet pan and roast 20 minutes, tossing halfway through.
- Meanwhile, prepare the rice and salsa. In a medium bowl, combine rice with cilantro, salt and lime juice.
- In small bowl, make the salsa by combining the tomatoes, onion, cilantro, salt and pepper.
- Remove veggies from oven and place marinated shrimp (leaving excess marinade in the bowl) evenly among the veggies.
- Return to the oven and roast 8 minutes.
- Place ¾ cup rice in each of 4 bowls. Evenly divide the shrimp, veggies, salsa and sliced avocado among each bowl and serve.